Adobe Flash Player 10

[Puzzled001]

Hi, I keep getting adverts scrolling through some web sites, mainly newspaper sight, from companies I have looked at, eg screwfix,littlewoods catalogue . When I right click on the advert I get a box informing me this is Adobe Flash Player 10. How do I rid my pc of this curse. ? Any help appreciated.

[lslowry]

I get this too puzzled, waiting for the experts to reply

[Puzzled001]

Hi, Islowry,Glad it's not just me, I've added adbloc in firefox but still get this problem in IE, ( there are reasons why I have to use different browsers, before anyone tells me to steer clear of IE). Lets hope the experts are tuned in tonight

[ChuckFickens]

Flash just happens to be the format the adverts are being delivered by, you certainly don't want to get rid of flash, doing so would stop a whole load of other stuff working properly.

If you are getting lot's of adverts popping up you are probably infected with spyware/malware, a bit of software called antimalwarebytes is the best cure for these problems about at the moment.

Just download the free version, install it, let it update when you first run it and then run a full scan with it.

http://download.cnet....-8022_4-10804572.html

[Puzzled001]

Hi, CF, been waiting for you, I've already got 'Malwarebytes' installed and run it regularly. I 'm at a loss with this. Good job I don't brouse catalogues 'er indoors would not approve of (a-hum!). Would clearing cookies/history etc. be of any help ?

[Puzzled001]

Hi, CF,Further to my last post I have found the culprit ! it is 'criteo.com' I have blocked it in IE going to tools>privacy>sites, and done a restart ,hopefully this will stop it. Don't know how the 'cookie' got there in the first place. Any ideas?

[ChuckFickens]

It's an advertising company that has their cookie installed when you visit several different websites and then they popup the adverts (as you've found out)

I would have thought that your normal popup blockers including in IE and in your anti-virus software would have stopped them to be honest!

Anyway, you can block them, also as they are a legit advertising company you can also opt out of their service.

http://www.criteo.com...p?view=article&id=114

[annie0000]

Hi Chuck while you are about, i have a problem with adobe 10 - I keep getting a pop up telling me my flash player needs updated, but when I try to download the update it tells me the one I am using os more up to date. I can stop the reminder coming up by not allowing the publisher in my internet options, but it still puzzles me what is actually going on. any thoughts? sorry puzzled :o)

[ChuckFickens]

Flash does get itself muddled sometimes, it can normally be resolved by removing the currect install and then installing it again.

the download below will remove flash

http://download.macro...tall_flash_player.exe

Then restart the computer and reinstall it from here.

http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

[Puzzled001]

thanks alot for the answer CF, I've followed the link to opt-out. Hope that gets rid of the so&so's for good. Now got to find why my new Epsom sx415 states cannot connect to scanner when the same lead works the other way and sends 'printing info' ok. Don't suppose you've any ideas ??

[annie0000]

Hi Chuck, tried that - uninstalled ok but still won't install, it tells me that the version of Adobe Flash Player Active X that I am trying to install is not the most current version and to go to the adobe site to get a newer version, but there is no newer version - bit of a mystery!

[AlBags]

For Firefox users ....

I have tried a few ...
Best so far .. by far ... would be "Flashblock"
You selectively ok or add sites where you want flash to be active. And you get an on/off switch on the toolbar if you want.
Apert from that, if you make/add the Hosts mod in IE, or the mod for Firefox .. you won'see ANY crap at all. I never see anything on AB pages coming up, for instance.